I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned HortonMine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine dates back to the mid-1800s. I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest. As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong. You'll see in the video the supernatural occurrence that caused me to ultimately turn around and head back out of the tunnel.

At least 11 men have been rescued after a group of illegal miners in South Africa became trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg.
Those brought to the surface were checked by medics before being arrested for illegal mining.
Others were refusing to come out for fear of being detained, it was reported.
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published:15 Feb 2014

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we have found another seriously cool place. we will go down next week with touches and fully explore

published:13 Jun 2016

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The abandoned Tungsten Peak Mine was where Ridgecrest resident LindaLouRose died when she accidentally fell down a 100-foot vertical shaft inside the mine back in November of 2009. There is some confusion regarding her name -- the memorial placed at the mine site says her name was Linda Lou Rose. News stories reporting the accident say her name was Linda Marie Rose. I initially explore this mine site in July of 2013 but did not enter the mine. Instead, I promised to return to the mine with other explorers so that we could safely explore the mine's three levels and find the vertical shaft where Ms. Rose died almost five years ago. This video documents our most recent exploration of the Tungsten Peak Mine's 3500 feet of workings. It was an eerie mine, and we found many disturbing things such as animal skins nailed to the timbers, collapses, flooded sections, and dead birds. And the gaping shaft that swallowed Ms. Rose.

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The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/section587757_495491.html
Cwmorthin SlateQuarry is a substantial disused slate mine found on the shores of Llyn Cwmorthin above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, NorthWales. It is one of a number of slate mines that circle the town, most of which were enormous enterprises in their day. It has a long and complex history beginning in the early 1800's, with heavy underground development starting around 1860*.
It was run by several different companies as a venture in its own right during the 1800's. The earlier underground workings started at "LakeLevel", so called due to the entrance being just above the surface of the nearby Llyn Cwmorthin, and ascended upwards in the mountain ultimately for 8 floors in both the Old and BackVein. Poor working practices and reckless engineering decisions ultimately led to a substantial collapse and the end of that company.
A new company took the mine on afterwards and reused Lake Level but sealed off the shattered and dangerous upper floors. Instead, they developed new workings below, going down into the mountain. Ultimately this company sunk five floors on both veins, before itself being being forcibly closed in 1901 due to a legal dispute.
The now abandoned lower floors flooded up to Lake Level, containing an immense amount of water hundreds of feet deep, which remained until the early 1930's. The neighbouring mine (Oakeley Quarries) were at this time driving underneath the old Cwmorthin workings and were uneasy about having such a huge volume of water above them, so decided to drain it out. Special diamond-drilled bore holes were driven through into the deepest parts of Cwmorthin from Oakeley and the water drained out under controlled conditions.
When the water level reached the bottom, the mines were connected in several places by full-size tunnels and Oakeley (who'd taken over the ownership of Cwmorthin) actually re-opened some of Cwmorthin and put men to work in it. The Back Vein Incline was re-equipped and even a new incline was driven down another 90 vertical feet to open some more chambers.
Cwmorthin then operated essentially as just another part of Oakeley right up until 1970 when Oakeley itself closed. This marked the end of the mine's working life as a major concern, however, throughout the 1980's and early 1990's the mine was working on a limited scale by a small team of local men. Extraction occurred in a few chambers on Lake Level and Level 1, with the underground transport being provided by a Series 2 Land Rover 88".
The final twitch occurred in the late 1990's when deep bore-holes were sunk from the surface to near the long abandoned upper floors, filled with explosive and fired, in an attempt to break open the rock to make it suitable for untopping. Little was achieved in this venture however, other than creating massive damage to the already fractured early upper workings.
Today, almost all of the earlier upper workings in both the Back Vein and Old Vein are inaccessible and damaged. It is likely that large tracts of these workings deep in the hill remain in reasonable condition, but are cut off from our reach.
Most of the workings in the lower five floors of both the Back Vein and Old Vein can be accessed today. The Back Vein workings are in excellent shape in structurally good rock, almost all of it is still available to explore. The Old Vein workings however are in a much poorer condition due to the weaker, more fractured rock in which they were driven. Most of it can still be gotten into one way or another, but there have been many wall and roof failures and numerous chambers have collapsed entirely.
What's left to us to see today still comprises of many miles of tunnel and hundreds of enormous chambers. Within these workings can be found artefacts ranging from powder horns to timber stairways, from winches to wagons, and from cranes to bridges. Many days can be spent enjoying this exciting and awe-inspiring environment that will always remain a significant monument to the world famous Welsh Slate industry.

South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is among the highest number of any country in the world. Two of these languages are of European origin: Afrikaans developed from Dutch and serves as the first language of most white and coloured South Africans; English reflects the legacy of British colonialism, and is commonly used in public and commercial life, though it is fourth-ranked as a spoken first language.

Abandoned Mine

Abandoned Mine, also known as The Mine, is a 2013 horror film written and directed by Jeff Chamberlain. The film was released on August 15, 2013.

Plot

Five friends explore a supposedly haunted mine to celebrate Halloween, exactly one-hundred years after a family was murdered in the mine. They soon find to their horror that the ghostly rumors may be true as they fight for survival.

Development

The film was originally titled The Mine, before the title was changed to Abandoned Mine. Filming occurred in Utah and California.

The first clips from the film were revealed on August 7, 2013. The first poster was revealed on June 18, 2013. The film will be distributed by Gravitas Entertainment. The trailer was released on June 17, 2013, along with information about the release date.

Abandoned Gold Mine. Tyndrum, Scotland (Cononish)

The Horton Mine: Encountering a Ghost in a Haunted, Abandoned Mine (Summer 2013)

The Horton Mine: Encountering a Ghost in a Haunted, Abandoned Mine (Summer 2013)

The Horton Mine: Encountering a Ghost in a Haunted, Abandoned Mine (Summer 2013)

I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned HortonMine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine dates back to the mid-1800s. I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest. As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong. You'll see in the video the supernatural occurrence that caused me to ultimately turn around and head back out of the tunnel.

Explore Old Australian Gold Mine .wmv

Illegal Miners Arrested After Rescue From Abandoned Gold Mine In South Africa

Illegal Miners Arrested After Rescue From Abandoned Gold Mine In South Africa

Illegal Miners Arrested After Rescue From Abandoned Gold Mine In South Africa

At least 11 men have been rescued after a group of illegal miners in South Africa became trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg.
Those brought to the surface were checked by medics before being arrested for illegal mining.
Others were refusing to come out for fear of being detained, it was reported.
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Abandoned Gold Mine New Zealand - Coromandel Success Mine

An historical abandoned mine Shaft Reedy creek, which is one of Melbourne's closet gold field's.

An historical abandoned mine Shaft Reedy creek, which is one of Melbourne's closet gold field's.

An historical abandoned mine Shaft Reedy creek, which is one of Melbourne's closet gold field's.

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Exploring an Old Mine In Wales 10th July 2013

Exploring an Old Mine In Wales 10th July 2013

Exploring an Old Mine In Wales 10th July 2013

PLEASE NOTE! These mines can be extremely dangerous. I only undertook this adventure because this place is very familiar to me and the conditions were right . . .

10:08

THE DESCENT Mine, Cave, Tunnel: UK Somerset Abandoned Location

THE DESCENT Mine, Cave, Tunnel: UK Somerset Abandoned Location

THE DESCENT Mine, Cave, Tunnel: UK Somerset Abandoned Location

we have found another seriously cool place. we will go down next week with touches and fully explore

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Exploring a Creepy, Abandoned Mine Full of Death

Exploring a Creepy, Abandoned Mine Full of Death

Exploring a Creepy, Abandoned Mine Full of Death

The abandoned Tungsten Peak Mine was where Ridgecrest resident LindaLouRose died when she accidentally fell down a 100-foot vertical shaft inside the mine back in November of 2009. There is some confusion regarding her name -- the memorial placed at the mine site says her name was Linda Lou Rose. News stories reporting the accident say her name was Linda Marie Rose. I initially explore this mine site in July of 2013 but did not enter the mine. Instead, I promised to return to the mine with other explorers so that we could safely explore the mine's three levels and find the vertical shaft where Ms. Rose died almost five years ago. This video documents our most recent exploration of the Tungsten Peak Mine's 3500 feet of workings. It was an eerie mine, and we found many disturbing things such as animal skins nailed to the timbers, collapses, flooded sections, and dead birds. And the gaping shaft that swallowed Ms. Rose.

10:16

Cwmorthin Slate Mine

Cwmorthin Slate Mine

Cwmorthin Slate Mine

The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/section587757_495491.html
Cwmorthin SlateQuarry is a substantial disused slate mine found on the shores of Llyn Cwmorthin above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, NorthWales. It is one of a number of slate mines that circle the town, most of which were enormous enterprises in their day. It has a long and complex history beginning in the early 1800's, with heavy underground development starting around 1860*.
It was run by several different companies as a venture in its own right during the 1800's. The earlier underground workings started at "LakeLevel", so called due to the entrance being just above the surface of the nearby Llyn Cwmorthin, and ascended upwards in the mountain ultimately for 8 floors in both the Old and BackVein. Poor working practices and reckless engineering decisions ultimately led to a substantial collapse and the end of that company.
A new company took the mine on afterwards and reused Lake Level but sealed off the shattered and dangerous upper floors. Instead, they developed new workings below, going down into the mountain. Ultimately this company sunk five floors on both veins, before itself being being forcibly closed in 1901 due to a legal dispute.
The now abandoned lower floors flooded up to Lake Level, containing an immense amount of water hundreds of feet deep, which remained until the early 1930's. The neighbouring mine (Oakeley Quarries) were at this time driving underneath the old Cwmorthin workings and were uneasy about having such a huge volume of water above them, so decided to drain it out. Special diamond-drilled bore holes were driven through into the deepest parts of Cwmorthin from Oakeley and the water drained out under controlled conditions.
When the water level reached the bottom, the mines were connected in several places by full-size tunnels and Oakeley (who'd taken over the ownership of Cwmorthin) actually re-opened some of Cwmorthin and put men to work in it. The Back Vein Incline was re-equipped and even a new incline was driven down another 90 vertical feet to open some more chambers.
Cwmorthin then operated essentially as just another part of Oakeley right up until 1970 when Oakeley itself closed. This marked the end of the mine's working life as a major concern, however, throughout the 1980's and early 1990's the mine was working on a limited scale by a small team of local men. Extraction occurred in a few chambers on Lake Level and Level 1, with the underground transport being provided by a Series 2 Land Rover 88".
The final twitch occurred in the late 1990's when deep bore-holes were sunk from the surface to near the long abandoned upper floors, filled with explosive and fired, in an attempt to break open the rock to make it suitable for untopping. Little was achieved in this venture however, other than creating massive damage to the already fractured early upper workings.
Today, almost all of the earlier upper workings in both the Back Vein and Old Vein are inaccessible and damaged. It is likely that large tracts of these workings deep in the hill remain in reasonable condition, but are cut off from our reach.
Most of the workings in the lower five floors of both the Back Vein and Old Vein can be accessed today. The Back Vein workings are in excellent shape in structurally good rock, almost all of it is still available to explore. The Old Vein workings however are in a much poorer condition due to the weaker, more fractured rock in which they were driven. Most of it can still be gotten into one way or another, but there have been many wall and roof failures and numerous chambers have collapsed entirely.
What's left to us to see today still comprises of many miles of tunnel and hundreds of enormous chambers. Within these workings can be found artefacts ranging from powder horns to timber stairways, from winches to wagons, and from cranes to bridges. Many days can be spent enjoying this exciting and awe-inspiring environment that will always remain a significant monument to the world famous Welsh Slate industry.

Tour of Cononish Gold Mine, Tyndrum, Scotland - May 2012

Tour of Scotgold Resources Cononish Gold mine, near Tyndrum, Scotland
This is the old development adit, mined in 1990. The new Gold mine is due to open in 2013
Scotgolds website is http://www.scotgoldresources.com.au/
Edited in the Cloud using Forbidden Technologies Clesh see http://info.clesh.com/about/

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Over 3,000 workers trapped in gold mine, after shaft collapse

Over 3,000 workers trapped in gold mine, after shaft collapse

Over 3,000 workers trapped in gold mine, after shaft collapse

SHOTLIST
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of entrance to mine shaft
2. Close of sign reading: (English) The Harmony Way
3. Mid shot of sign with entrance to mine shaft in background
4. Various of rescued miners coming out of mine shaft
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Patrice Motsepe, Chairman of Harmony Gold MiningCompany:
"The situation is under control, the first one hundred and fifty people are safe on surface and the process of bring the rest out the mine is proceeding successfully."
6. Cutaway of cameraman
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Senzeni Zokwana, President of the South AfricanNational Union of Mineworkers:
"The lives of our members can be in danger. Suppose there is fire underground and the shaft is damaged, how would workers come out (from) underground? I think the lesson is that we need to put safety (at) number one in planning and make sure that at all times, people can be saved quickly."
8. Mineworkers standing around entrance to mine shaft
STORYLINE:
About 3,000 gold miners were trapped a mile underground on Wednesday when falling pipe damaged the elevator.
However the company began rescuing workers through a smaller shaft and estimated it would take 10 hours to get them all out.
Early on Thursday morning, a company official said about 350 miners had been evacuated from the mine so far.
There were no injuries and there was no immediate danger to any of the workers in Harmony Gold Mining Company's ElandsrandMine, company and union officials said.
Patrice Motsepe, the Chairman of Harmony Gold Mining Company told reporters that a number of miners had already been rescued and "the process of bring the rest out the mine is proceeding successfully."
The miners were trapped at a level slightly more than a mile underground when a hydraulic pressure pipe blew out at a weld.
The accident happened at 6:20 a.m (0420 GMT).
Officials said by 4:15 a.m. (0215 GMT) about 350 miners had been evacuated from the mine.
A regional chairman for the union, said there was ventilation for the miners still waiting underground and officials were in contact with the men by a telephone line in the mine.
The official confirmed that the trapped miners were in good condition but were hungry, angry and frustrated with the situation.
Senzeni Zokwana, the president of the National Union of Mineworkers, said the accident should be a wake-up call for the industry.
"I think the lesson is that we need to put safety (at) number one in planning and make sure that at all times, people can be saved quickly," said Zokwana.
A spokesman for the union charged that the mine was not properly maintained - but Harmony executives dismissed union criticism saying the shaft was in very good condition with a lot of new infrastructure.
According to a government Mine Health and SafetyCouncil report in September, 199 mineworkers died in accidents, mostly rock falls over the past year.
South Africa is the world's largest producer of gold as well as a number of other minerals.
Harmony's Elandsrand mine is the third largest producing gold mine in South Africa - the company said it produces an average of about 600 kilogrammes (1320 pounds) of gold every month.
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Daylesford Goldmine

Daylesford Goldmine

Daylesford Goldmine

The brow overhangs the entrance of a Drive or Crosscut and at that point requires support, The slabs above were held by split sets. More drilling to put in more split sets would have been dangerous so it was decided to pick the brow up with timber.

Abandoned Gold Mine. Tyndrum, Scotland (Cononish)

The Horton Mine: Encountering a Ghost in a Haunted, Abandoned Mine (Summer 2013)

I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned HortonMine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine dates back to the mid-1800s. I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest. As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong. You'll see in the video the supernatural occurrence that caused me to ultimately turn around and head back out of the tunnel.

Explore Old Australian Gold Mine .wmv

Illegal Miners Arrested After Rescue From Abandoned Gold Mine In South Africa

At least 11 men have been rescued after a group of illegal miners in South Africa became trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg.
Those brought to the surface were checked by medics before being arrested for illegal mining.
Others were refusing to come out for fear of being detained, it was reported.
http://news.sky.com/story/1212420/south-africa-miners-rescued-from-disused-shaft
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Abandoned Gold Mine New Zealand - Coromandel Success Mine

An historical abandoned mine Shaft Reedy creek, which is one of Melbourne's closet gold field's.

published: 03 Apr 2017

Exploring an Old Mine In Wales 10th July 2013

PLEASE NOTE! These mines can be extremely dangerous. I only undertook this adventure because this place is very familiar to me and the conditions were right . . .

published: 15 Feb 2014

THE DESCENT Mine, Cave, Tunnel: UK Somerset Abandoned Location

we have found another seriously cool place. we will go down next week with touches and fully explore

published: 13 Jun 2016

Exploring a Creepy, Abandoned Mine Full of Death

The abandoned Tungsten Peak Mine was where Ridgecrest resident LindaLouRose died when she accidentally fell down a 100-foot vertical shaft inside the mine back in November of 2009. There is some confusion regarding her name -- the memorial placed at the mine site says her name was Linda Lou Rose. News stories reporting the accident say her name was Linda Marie Rose. I initially explore this mine site in July of 2013 but did not enter the mine. Instead, I promised to return to the mine with other explorers so that we could safely explore the mine's three levels and find the vertical shaft where Ms. Rose died almost five years ago. This video documents our most recent exploration of the Tungsten Peak Mine's 3500 feet of workings. It was an eerie mine, and we found many disturbing thi...

published: 11 Mar 2014

Cwmorthin Slate Mine

The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/section587757_495491.html
Cwmorthin SlateQuarry is a substantial disused slate mine found on the shores of Llyn Cwmorthin above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, NorthWales. It is one of a number of slate mines that circle the town, most of which were enormous enterprises in their day. It has a long and complex history beginning in the early 1800's, with heavy underground development starting around 1860*.
It was run by several different companies as a venture in its own right during the 1800's. The earlier underground workings started at "LakeLevel", so called due to the entrance being just above the surface of the nearby Llyn Cwmorthin, and ascended upwards in the mountain ultimately for 8 floors in ...

Tour of Cononish Gold Mine, Tyndrum, Scotland - May 2012

Tour of Scotgold Resources Cononish Gold mine, near Tyndrum, Scotland
This is the old development adit, mined in 1990. The new Gold mine is due to open in 2013
Scotgolds website is http://www.scotgoldresources.com.au/
Edited in the Cloud using Forbidden Technologies Clesh see http://info.clesh.com/about/

Daylesford Goldmine

The brow overhangs the entrance of a Drive or Crosscut and at that point requires support, The slabs above were held by split sets. More drilling to put in more split sets would have been dangerous so it was decided to pick the brow up with timber.

The Horton Mine: Encountering a Ghost in a Haunted, Abandoned Mine (Summer 2013)

I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned HortonMine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine ...

I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned HortonMine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine dates back to the mid-1800s. I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest. As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong. You'll see in the video the supernatural occurrence that caused me to ultimately turn around and head back out of the tunnel.

I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned HortonMine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine dates back to the mid-1800s. I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest. As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong. You'll see in the video the supernatural occurrence that caused me to ultimately turn around and head back out of the tunnel.

Illegal Miners Arrested After Rescue From Abandoned Gold Mine In South Africa

At least 11 men have been rescued after a group of illegal miners in South Africa became trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg.
Those...

At least 11 men have been rescued after a group of illegal miners in South Africa became trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg.
Those brought to the surface were checked by medics before being arrested for illegal mining.
Others were refusing to come out for fear of being detained, it was reported.
http://news.sky.com/story/1212420/south-africa-miners-rescued-from-disused-shaft
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At least 11 men have been rescued after a group of illegal miners in South Africa became trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg.
Those brought to the surface were checked by medics before being arrested for illegal mining.
Others were refusing to come out for fear of being detained, it was reported.
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Exploring a Creepy, Abandoned Mine Full of Death

The abandoned Tungsten Peak Mine was where Ridgecrest resident LindaLouRose died when she accidentally fell down a 100-foot vertical shaft inside the mine bac...

The abandoned Tungsten Peak Mine was where Ridgecrest resident LindaLouRose died when she accidentally fell down a 100-foot vertical shaft inside the mine back in November of 2009. There is some confusion regarding her name -- the memorial placed at the mine site says her name was Linda Lou Rose. News stories reporting the accident say her name was Linda Marie Rose. I initially explore this mine site in July of 2013 but did not enter the mine. Instead, I promised to return to the mine with other explorers so that we could safely explore the mine's three levels and find the vertical shaft where Ms. Rose died almost five years ago. This video documents our most recent exploration of the Tungsten Peak Mine's 3500 feet of workings. It was an eerie mine, and we found many disturbing things such as animal skins nailed to the timbers, collapses, flooded sections, and dead birds. And the gaping shaft that swallowed Ms. Rose.

The abandoned Tungsten Peak Mine was where Ridgecrest resident LindaLouRose died when she accidentally fell down a 100-foot vertical shaft inside the mine back in November of 2009. There is some confusion regarding her name -- the memorial placed at the mine site says her name was Linda Lou Rose. News stories reporting the accident say her name was Linda Marie Rose. I initially explore this mine site in July of 2013 but did not enter the mine. Instead, I promised to return to the mine with other explorers so that we could safely explore the mine's three levels and find the vertical shaft where Ms. Rose died almost five years ago. This video documents our most recent exploration of the Tungsten Peak Mine's 3500 feet of workings. It was an eerie mine, and we found many disturbing things such as animal skins nailed to the timbers, collapses, flooded sections, and dead birds. And the gaping shaft that swallowed Ms. Rose.

Cwmorthin Slate Mine

The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/section587757_495491.html
Cwmorthin SlateQuarry is a substantial disused...

The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/section587757_495491.html
Cwmorthin SlateQuarry is a substantial disused slate mine found on the shores of Llyn Cwmorthin above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, NorthWales. It is one of a number of slate mines that circle the town, most of which were enormous enterprises in their day. It has a long and complex history beginning in the early 1800's, with heavy underground development starting around 1860*.
It was run by several different companies as a venture in its own right during the 1800's. The earlier underground workings started at "LakeLevel", so called due to the entrance being just above the surface of the nearby Llyn Cwmorthin, and ascended upwards in the mountain ultimately for 8 floors in both the Old and BackVein. Poor working practices and reckless engineering decisions ultimately led to a substantial collapse and the end of that company.
A new company took the mine on afterwards and reused Lake Level but sealed off the shattered and dangerous upper floors. Instead, they developed new workings below, going down into the mountain. Ultimately this company sunk five floors on both veins, before itself being being forcibly closed in 1901 due to a legal dispute.
The now abandoned lower floors flooded up to Lake Level, containing an immense amount of water hundreds of feet deep, which remained until the early 1930's. The neighbouring mine (Oakeley Quarries) were at this time driving underneath the old Cwmorthin workings and were uneasy about having such a huge volume of water above them, so decided to drain it out. Special diamond-drilled bore holes were driven through into the deepest parts of Cwmorthin from Oakeley and the water drained out under controlled conditions.
When the water level reached the bottom, the mines were connected in several places by full-size tunnels and Oakeley (who'd taken over the ownership of Cwmorthin) actually re-opened some of Cwmorthin and put men to work in it. The Back Vein Incline was re-equipped and even a new incline was driven down another 90 vertical feet to open some more chambers.
Cwmorthin then operated essentially as just another part of Oakeley right up until 1970 when Oakeley itself closed. This marked the end of the mine's working life as a major concern, however, throughout the 1980's and early 1990's the mine was working on a limited scale by a small team of local men. Extraction occurred in a few chambers on Lake Level and Level 1, with the underground transport being provided by a Series 2 Land Rover 88".
The final twitch occurred in the late 1990's when deep bore-holes were sunk from the surface to near the long abandoned upper floors, filled with explosive and fired, in an attempt to break open the rock to make it suitable for untopping. Little was achieved in this venture however, other than creating massive damage to the already fractured early upper workings.
Today, almost all of the earlier upper workings in both the Back Vein and Old Vein are inaccessible and damaged. It is likely that large tracts of these workings deep in the hill remain in reasonable condition, but are cut off from our reach.
Most of the workings in the lower five floors of both the Back Vein and Old Vein can be accessed today. The Back Vein workings are in excellent shape in structurally good rock, almost all of it is still available to explore. The Old Vein workings however are in a much poorer condition due to the weaker, more fractured rock in which they were driven. Most of it can still be gotten into one way or another, but there have been many wall and roof failures and numerous chambers have collapsed entirely.
What's left to us to see today still comprises of many miles of tunnel and hundreds of enormous chambers. Within these workings can be found artefacts ranging from powder horns to timber stairways, from winches to wagons, and from cranes to bridges. Many days can be spent enjoying this exciting and awe-inspiring environment that will always remain a significant monument to the world famous Welsh Slate industry.

The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/section587757_495491.html
Cwmorthin SlateQuarry is a substantial disused slate mine found on the shores of Llyn Cwmorthin above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, NorthWales. It is one of a number of slate mines that circle the town, most of which were enormous enterprises in their day. It has a long and complex history beginning in the early 1800's, with heavy underground development starting around 1860*.
It was run by several different companies as a venture in its own right during the 1800's. The earlier underground workings started at "LakeLevel", so called due to the entrance being just above the surface of the nearby Llyn Cwmorthin, and ascended upwards in the mountain ultimately for 8 floors in both the Old and BackVein. Poor working practices and reckless engineering decisions ultimately led to a substantial collapse and the end of that company.
A new company took the mine on afterwards and reused Lake Level but sealed off the shattered and dangerous upper floors. Instead, they developed new workings below, going down into the mountain. Ultimately this company sunk five floors on both veins, before itself being being forcibly closed in 1901 due to a legal dispute.
The now abandoned lower floors flooded up to Lake Level, containing an immense amount of water hundreds of feet deep, which remained until the early 1930's. The neighbouring mine (Oakeley Quarries) were at this time driving underneath the old Cwmorthin workings and were uneasy about having such a huge volume of water above them, so decided to drain it out. Special diamond-drilled bore holes were driven through into the deepest parts of Cwmorthin from Oakeley and the water drained out under controlled conditions.
When the water level reached the bottom, the mines were connected in several places by full-size tunnels and Oakeley (who'd taken over the ownership of Cwmorthin) actually re-opened some of Cwmorthin and put men to work in it. The Back Vein Incline was re-equipped and even a new incline was driven down another 90 vertical feet to open some more chambers.
Cwmorthin then operated essentially as just another part of Oakeley right up until 1970 when Oakeley itself closed. This marked the end of the mine's working life as a major concern, however, throughout the 1980's and early 1990's the mine was working on a limited scale by a small team of local men. Extraction occurred in a few chambers on Lake Level and Level 1, with the underground transport being provided by a Series 2 Land Rover 88".
The final twitch occurred in the late 1990's when deep bore-holes were sunk from the surface to near the long abandoned upper floors, filled with explosive and fired, in an attempt to break open the rock to make it suitable for untopping. Little was achieved in this venture however, other than creating massive damage to the already fractured early upper workings.
Today, almost all of the earlier upper workings in both the Back Vein and Old Vein are inaccessible and damaged. It is likely that large tracts of these workings deep in the hill remain in reasonable condition, but are cut off from our reach.
Most of the workings in the lower five floors of both the Back Vein and Old Vein can be accessed today. The Back Vein workings are in excellent shape in structurally good rock, almost all of it is still available to explore. The Old Vein workings however are in a much poorer condition due to the weaker, more fractured rock in which they were driven. Most of it can still be gotten into one way or another, but there have been many wall and roof failures and numerous chambers have collapsed entirely.
What's left to us to see today still comprises of many miles of tunnel and hundreds of enormous chambers. Within these workings can be found artefacts ranging from powder horns to timber stairways, from winches to wagons, and from cranes to bridges. Many days can be spent enjoying this exciting and awe-inspiring environment that will always remain a significant monument to the world famous Welsh Slate industry.

Tour of Scotgold Resources Cononish Gold mine, near Tyndrum, Scotland
This is the old development adit, mined in 1990. The new Gold mine is due to open in 2013
Scotgolds website is http://www.scotgoldresources.com.au/
Edited in the Cloud using Forbidden Technologies Clesh see http://info.clesh.com/about/

Tour of Scotgold Resources Cononish Gold mine, near Tyndrum, Scotland
This is the old development adit, mined in 1990. The new Gold mine is due to open in 2013
Scotgolds website is http://www.scotgoldresources.com.au/
Edited in the Cloud using Forbidden Technologies Clesh see http://info.clesh.com/about/

SHOTLIST
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of entrance to mine shaft
2. Close of sign reading: (English) The Harmony Way
3. Mid shot of sign with entrance to mine shaft in background
4. Various of rescued miners coming out of mine shaft
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Patrice Motsepe, Chairman of Harmony Gold MiningCompany:
"The situation is under control, the first one hundred and fifty people are safe on surface and the process of bring the rest out the mine is proceeding successfully."
6. Cutaway of cameraman
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Senzeni Zokwana, President of the South AfricanNational Union of Mineworkers:
"The lives of our members can be in danger. Suppose there is fire underground and the shaft is damaged, how would workers come out (from) underground? I think the lesson is that we need to put safety (at) number one in planning and make sure that at all times, people can be saved quickly."
8. Mineworkers standing around entrance to mine shaft
STORYLINE:
About 3,000 gold miners were trapped a mile underground on Wednesday when falling pipe damaged the elevator.
However the company began rescuing workers through a smaller shaft and estimated it would take 10 hours to get them all out.
Early on Thursday morning, a company official said about 350 miners had been evacuated from the mine so far.
There were no injuries and there was no immediate danger to any of the workers in Harmony Gold Mining Company's ElandsrandMine, company and union officials said.
Patrice Motsepe, the Chairman of Harmony Gold Mining Company told reporters that a number of miners had already been rescued and "the process of bring the rest out the mine is proceeding successfully."
The miners were trapped at a level slightly more than a mile underground when a hydraulic pressure pipe blew out at a weld.
The accident happened at 6:20 a.m (0420 GMT).
Officials said by 4:15 a.m. (0215 GMT) about 350 miners had been evacuated from the mine.
A regional chairman for the union, said there was ventilation for the miners still waiting underground and officials were in contact with the men by a telephone line in the mine.
The official confirmed that the trapped miners were in good condition but were hungry, angry and frustrated with the situation.
Senzeni Zokwana, the president of the National Union of Mineworkers, said the accident should be a wake-up call for the industry.
"I think the lesson is that we need to put safety (at) number one in planning and make sure that at all times, people can be saved quickly," said Zokwana.
A spokesman for the union charged that the mine was not properly maintained - but Harmony executives dismissed union criticism saying the shaft was in very good condition with a lot of new infrastructure.
According to a government Mine Health and SafetyCouncil report in September, 199 mineworkers died in accidents, mostly rock falls over the past year.
South Africa is the world's largest producer of gold as well as a number of other minerals.
Harmony's Elandsrand mine is the third largest producing gold mine in South Africa - the company said it produces an average of about 600 kilogrammes (1320 pounds) of gold every month.
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SHOTLIST
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of entrance to mine shaft
2. Close of sign reading: (English) The Harmony Way
3. Mid shot of sign with entrance to mine shaft in background
4. Various of rescued miners coming out of mine shaft
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Patrice Motsepe, Chairman of Harmony Gold MiningCompany:
"The situation is under control, the first one hundred and fifty people are safe on surface and the process of bring the rest out the mine is proceeding successfully."
6. Cutaway of cameraman
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Senzeni Zokwana, President of the South AfricanNational Union of Mineworkers:
"The lives of our members can be in danger. Suppose there is fire underground and the shaft is damaged, how would workers come out (from) underground? I think the lesson is that we need to put safety (at) number one in planning and make sure that at all times, people can be saved quickly."
8. Mineworkers standing around entrance to mine shaft
STORYLINE:
About 3,000 gold miners were trapped a mile underground on Wednesday when falling pipe damaged the elevator.
However the company began rescuing workers through a smaller shaft and estimated it would take 10 hours to get them all out.
Early on Thursday morning, a company official said about 350 miners had been evacuated from the mine so far.
There were no injuries and there was no immediate danger to any of the workers in Harmony Gold Mining Company's ElandsrandMine, company and union officials said.
Patrice Motsepe, the Chairman of Harmony Gold Mining Company told reporters that a number of miners had already been rescued and "the process of bring the rest out the mine is proceeding successfully."
The miners were trapped at a level slightly more than a mile underground when a hydraulic pressure pipe blew out at a weld.
The accident happened at 6:20 a.m (0420 GMT).
Officials said by 4:15 a.m. (0215 GMT) about 350 miners had been evacuated from the mine.
A regional chairman for the union, said there was ventilation for the miners still waiting underground and officials were in contact with the men by a telephone line in the mine.
The official confirmed that the trapped miners were in good condition but were hungry, angry and frustrated with the situation.
Senzeni Zokwana, the president of the National Union of Mineworkers, said the accident should be a wake-up call for the industry.
"I think the lesson is that we need to put safety (at) number one in planning and make sure that at all times, people can be saved quickly," said Zokwana.
A spokesman for the union charged that the mine was not properly maintained - but Harmony executives dismissed union criticism saying the shaft was in very good condition with a lot of new infrastructure.
According to a government Mine Health and SafetyCouncil report in September, 199 mineworkers died in accidents, mostly rock falls over the past year.
South Africa is the world's largest producer of gold as well as a number of other minerals.
Harmony's Elandsrand mine is the third largest producing gold mine in South Africa - the company said it produces an average of about 600 kilogrammes (1320 pounds) of gold every month.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e423e57adafeb5a6bb12e0270e929cb9
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

Daylesford Goldmine

The brow overhangs the entrance of a Drive or Crosscut and at that point requires support, The slabs above were held by split sets. More drilling to put in more...

The brow overhangs the entrance of a Drive or Crosscut and at that point requires support, The slabs above were held by split sets. More drilling to put in more split sets would have been dangerous so it was decided to pick the brow up with timber.

The brow overhangs the entrance of a Drive or Crosscut and at that point requires support, The slabs above were held by split sets. More drilling to put in more split sets would have been dangerous so it was decided to pick the brow up with timber.

The Horton Mine: Encountering a Ghost in a Haunted, Abandoned Mine (Summer 2013)

I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned HortonMine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine dates back to the mid-1800s. I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest. As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong. You'll see in the video the supernatural occurrence that caused me to ultimately turn around and head back out of the tunnel.

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FINDING GOLD !!! in Old Abandoned Mines. Ask Jeff Williams

How to Find Gold in an old Abandoned Gold mine.Jeff Williams from http://www.askjeffwillia...

Illegal Miners Arrested After Rescue From Abandoned Gold Mine In South Africa

At least 11 men have been rescued after a group of illegal miners in South Africa became trapped underground in an abandoned gold mine near Johannesburg.
Those brought to the surface were checked by medics before being arrested for illegal mining.
Others were refusing to come out for fear of being detained, it was reported.
http://news.sky.com/story/1212420/south-africa-miners-rescued-from-disused-shaft
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Exploring a Creepy, Abandoned Mine Full of Death

The abandoned Tungsten Peak Mine was where Ridgecrest resident LindaLouRose died when she accidentally fell down a 100-foot vertical shaft inside the mine back in November of 2009. There is some confusion regarding her name -- the memorial placed at the mine site says her name was Linda Lou Rose. News stories reporting the accident say her name was Linda Marie Rose. I initially explore this mine site in July of 2013 but did not enter the mine. Instead, I promised to return to the mine with other explorers so that we could safely explore the mine's three levels and find the vertical shaft where Ms. Rose died almost five years ago. This video documents our most recent exploration of the Tungsten Peak Mine's 3500 feet of workings. It was an eerie mine, and we found many disturbing things such as animal skins nailed to the timbers, collapses, flooded sections, and dead birds. And the gaping shaft that swallowed Ms. Rose.

10:16

Cwmorthin Slate Mine

The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/secti...

Cwmorthin Slate Mine

The fourth visit, but this time with video!
Photos here http://forgottenwales.co.uk/section587757_495491.html
Cwmorthin SlateQuarry is a substantial disused slate mine found on the shores of Llyn Cwmorthin above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, NorthWales. It is one of a number of slate mines that circle the town, most of which were enormous enterprises in their day. It has a long and complex history beginning in the early 1800's, with heavy underground development starting around 1860*.
It was run by several different companies as a venture in its own right during the 1800's. The earlier underground workings started at "LakeLevel", so called due to the entrance being just above the surface of the nearby Llyn Cwmorthin, and ascended upwards in the mountain ultimately for 8 floors in both the Old and BackVein. Poor working practices and reckless engineering decisions ultimately led to a substantial collapse and the end of that company.
A new company took the mine on afterwards and reused Lake Level but sealed off the shattered and dangerous upper floors. Instead, they developed new workings below, going down into the mountain. Ultimately this company sunk five floors on both veins, before itself being being forcibly closed in 1901 due to a legal dispute.
The now abandoned lower floors flooded up to Lake Level, containing an immense amount of water hundreds of feet deep, which remained until the early 1930's. The neighbouring mine (Oakeley Quarries) were at this time driving underneath the old Cwmorthin workings and were uneasy about having such a huge volume of water above them, so decided to drain it out. Special diamond-drilled bore holes were driven through into the deepest parts of Cwmorthin from Oakeley and the water drained out under controlled conditions.
When the water level reached the bottom, the mines were connected in several places by full-size tunnels and Oakeley (who'd taken over the ownership of Cwmorthin) actually re-opened some of Cwmorthin and put men to work in it. The Back Vein Incline was re-equipped and even a new incline was driven down another 90 vertical feet to open some more chambers.
Cwmorthin then operated essentially as just another part of Oakeley right up until 1970 when Oakeley itself closed. This marked the end of the mine's working life as a major concern, however, throughout the 1980's and early 1990's the mine was working on a limited scale by a small team of local men. Extraction occurred in a few chambers on Lake Level and Level 1, with the underground transport being provided by a Series 2 Land Rover 88".
The final twitch occurred in the late 1990's when deep bore-holes were sunk from the surface to near the long abandoned upper floors, filled with explosive and fired, in an attempt to break open the rock to make it suitable for untopping. Little was achieved in this venture however, other than creating massive damage to the already fractured early upper workings.
Today, almost all of the earlier upper workings in both the Back Vein and Old Vein are inaccessible and damaged. It is likely that large tracts of these workings deep in the hill remain in reasonable condition, but are cut off from our reach.
Most of the workings in the lower five floors of both the Back Vein and Old Vein can be accessed today. The Back Vein workings are in excellent shape in structurally good rock, almost all of it is still available to explore. The Old Vein workings however are in a much poorer condition due to the weaker, more fractured rock in which they were driven. Most of it can still be gotten into one way or another, but there have been many wall and roof failures and numerous chambers have collapsed entirely.
What's left to us to see today still comprises of many miles of tunnel and hundreds of enormous chambers. Within these workings can be found artefacts ranging from powder horns to timber stairways, from winches to wagons, and from cranes to bridges. Many days can be spent enjoying this exciting and awe-inspiring environment that will always remain a significant monument to the world famous Welsh Slate industry.

I think it was a very interesting and optimistic talk and if you have some spare time, it might be worth watching the full video here. This is not about the bank CEO’s comments but I observe the same level of confidence in his voice when I speak with some other bank executives ...Data is another major goldmine that the banks are seating on and it portends a lot of opportunities for them when they decide to start paying attention to it ... ....

This week marks 20 years since Todd Haynes’ shimmering tribute to all things glam rock, VelvetGoldmine, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival... Not only was Velvet Goldmine two hours of glitter, androgyny and an enthralling storyline peppered with enough Oscar Wilde quotes to make any Dorian Gray fan melt with excitement, but there were -- as to be expected -- some killer music moments....

I think it was a very interesting and optimistic talk and if you have some spare time, it might be worth watching the full video here. This is not about the bank CEO’s comments but I observe the same level of confidence in his voice when I speak with some other bank executives ...Data is another major goldmine that the banks are seating on and it portends a lot of opportunities for them when they decide to start paying attention to it ... ....

This week marks 20 years since Todd Haynes’ shimmering tribute to all things glam rock, VelvetGoldmine, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival... Not only was Velvet Goldmine two hours of glitter, androgyny and an enthralling storyline peppered with enough Oscar Wilde quotes to make any Dorian Gray fan melt with excitement, but there were -- as to be expected -- some killer music moments....

Care to share the joke?. Swara Bhaskar and Kareena KapoorKhan have a blast with producer Rhea Kapoor (centre) at the music launch of their upcoming film in Juhu on Tuesday. Pic/Ashish Raje ...To be continued… ... So, when this diarist dropped by for a preview of architect Robert Stephens' labour of love - his collection of 16 rare books and pamphlets from 1880 to 1980 - it felt like stepping into a research goldmine ... Prateek Sadhu ... ....

Are you sitting on a forgotten-gadget goldmine? Most everyone has some spare gadgets lying around. Think old GameBoys, record players, iPods and even tube TVs. Here's what collectors are hot for ... ....

'Hear the truth'. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg faces tough questions later on Tuesday at the European Parliament over the fallout from the CambridgeAnalytica data breach scandal ...MEPs had demanded that Zuckerberg show the transparency the scandal calls for ... The laws will cover large tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter that use personal data as an advertising goldmine, as well as firms like banks and also public bodies ... ....

Summary Since 2016, armed Islamist groups have dramatically increased their presence in Burkina Faso, creating an environment of fear throughout the country ... Seven men were allegedly executed on a single day in late December 2017 ... A villager said ... [59] A security source and two witnesses said the Sona camp houses a detachment of gendarmes who were originally deployed there to secure a nearby goldmine, which has now suspended operations....

LAHORE ... In the current scenario even the firms in formal sector are forced to carry out informal activities.In Pakistan, there are three types of private firms. In one of the categories firms are too small to be regulated either by choice or not. The regulators in fact lack the capacity to govern most of the 3.2 million small and medium enterprises operating in the country ... This is mostly because of informality ... This they do not want ... ....